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Cultural beliefs related to parenthood and childrearing offer a unique framework by which Mexican American women prepare to assume the maternal role, requiring adaptation of existing measures of prenatal expectations that were developed for majority populations.
Background. There has been a concerning surge in maternal mortality among Hispanic women in recent years. Compromised mental health is present in nearly half of all maternal deaths, and risk factors include poor social support and depression.
15 lis 2023 · We characterized discrimination and acculturation experiences in a predominantly Hispanic sample of pregnant adolescent women and assessed their association with functional connectivity in...
26 sty 2021 · Pregnant Hispanic women are understudied and hard-to-reach—facing many barriers to care, and these findings can offer insight for genetic and obstetric clinicians and researchers. The participants in our study represent a large geographic region including many small rural communities.
16 lis 2023 · Among Hispanic women who were born in the USA versus those not born in the USA, we sought to describe and compare social determinants of health and maternal psychological outcomes. Methods. Hispanic pregnant women (n = 579) were recruited from two clinics in Tampa, FL, and completed various questionnaires related to social determinants of ...
The pathways through which acculturative change affects pregnant Latinas are not well understood. Ruiz presents a conceptual model of the impact of acculturation on biological, psychosocial, and health risks in pregnant women of Hispanic Origin .
Surveys of 225 Hispanic women were collected that used acculturation measures of number of years lived in the U.S. and the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH), along with questions about family planning behaviors, including birth control use, sterilization, and abortion.
